diff --git a/src/cryptsetup.c b/src/cryptsetup.c
index 3f1ac3e3..bc9a888b 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup.c
+++ b/src/cryptsetup.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ void tools_cleanup(void)
 		free(keyfiles[--keyfiles_count]);
 
 	total_keyfiles = 0;
-
-	args_reset_default_values(tool_core_args);
 }
 
 static const char *uuid_or_device_header(const char **data_device)
diff --git a/src/cryptsetup_args.h b/src/cryptsetup_args.h
index 378ea520..a5a4137f 100644
--- a/src/cryptsetup_args.h
+++ b/src/cryptsetup_args.h
@@ -93,15 +93,4 @@ static struct tools_arg tool_core_args[] = { { NULL, false, CRYPT_ARG_BOOL }, /*
 #undef ARG
 };
 
-static inline void args_reset_default_values(struct tools_arg *args)
-{
-	static const struct tools_arg tmp[] = { { NULL, false, CRYPT_ARG_BOOL }, // UNUSED
-	#define ARG(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H ) { A, false, F, G, H },
-	#include "cryptsetup_arg_list.h"
-	#undef ARG
-	};
-
-	memcpy(args, tmp, sizeof(tmp));
-}
-
 #endif